RNC male delegate a victim of date rape drugging

Submitted by johndias on Wed, 2008-09-17 15:29

Story here. Excerpt:

A male delegate at the Republican National Committee's convention was drugged by a date rape drug, yet is quoted pointing out the fact that he is single (to deflect the notion that he deserved it). The female attacker also robbed him of $50,000. Excerpt:

'MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Police are trying to find a woman who apparently drugged a Republican National Convention delegate and robbed him of about $50,000 worth of jewelry, cash and other items in his hotel room.
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"As a single man, I was flattered by the attention of a beautiful woman who introduced herself to me. I used poor judgment. If there is any good that can come from this humiliation, it is to caution others that date rape drugs can be used on men, too," he said.'

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Notice how the writing style assumes that people will think *he* was doing something "wrong" in this whole process. What the story lacks is any mention of whether he was assaulted sexually or not. If this had been a female victim, that would have been covered. It also would have been front-page news.

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Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2008-09-18 03:26

manonthestreet

Call it a date rape drug just confuses the issue. The point is that he was drugged and robbed. He was not raped as far as I can tell. So why bring is something that is irrelevant? The effect would be the same if any drug had been used.

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Submitted by trotter on Thu, 2008-09-18 04:55

"if there is any good that can come from this humiliation,it is to caution others that date rape drugs can be used on men,too"
Are you joking?What do you imagine was used to relieve seamen on leave of their hard earned money
and who do you think used it?

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Submitted by saracen395 on Thu, 2008-09-18 21:16